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CHARLES H. YOUNG, OF NENV YORK, N. Y.

BICYCLE- SADDLE.

SPECIFIGATIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 589,521, datedSeptember 7, 1897. Application filed December 30, 1895. Serial No.573,782. (No model.)

To aIZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. YOUNG, of New York city, in the countyand State of New York, have invented a new and Improved'l-licycle-Saddle, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

Bicycle-saddles as ordinarily constructed cause undue pressure in someregions, thereby rendering the rider liable to more or less seriousinjury, and, further, the ordinary saddle is liable to distortion inuse, thereby increasing the difiiculty.

The object of my invention is to provide a saddle which will conform tothe parts which contact with it in such a way as to cause the surfaceswhich should naturally bear the weight of a rider to be supported, whileother parts liable to injury are relieved from pressure.

My object is, further, to furnish a saddleframe which will retain thesaddle in its normal form.

The invention consists in the novel construction of the spring-frame, aswill be hereinafter desoribed,and poin ted out in the claim.

Reference is to be had. to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters ofreferenceindicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved saddle, showing the uppersurface. Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken on line 2 2 in Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on line 3 3 in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is aperspective view showing the under surface of the saddle and thespringsupport, and Fig.5 is a perspective view of a modified form ofsaddle and sprin My improved saddle 1n ay be made of leather or otherflexible material, or of rigid material, and be supported upon aspring-frame hereinafter described.

I will proceed. to describe my improved saddle, designating theconformation by terms suggested by the corresponding portions of thehuman body.

The saddle represents a transverse sacral curve a, and the right andleft thigh curves Z) l), which merge posteriorly in the sacral curve aand conjoin anteriorly, forming the ponnnel c. The top surface of thesaddle curves over the edge and merges into the side surfaces. The rightand left thigh curves and surfaces 5 b join posteriorly the sacral curve(a and conjoin anteriorly to form the pommel c. The cantle-ridge (1extends over the sacral curve.

In the saddle is a longitudinal perinealde pression f, extending fromthe end of the 'pommel rearward, having a gradually-increasing width tothe center of the saddle, then decreasing and merging upward into thesurface of the cantle-ridge, as shown at (Z (Z. The said perinealdepression occupies the entire superior surface of the pomniel and 1011-gitudinal center of the saddle corresponding to the convexity of theperineum. Bordei ing the depression fat the sides thereof are theperineal ridges g g, extending from the pommel c to a point d at therear of the saddle, and to the right and left of said ridges are formeddepressed buttock-surfaces e a, corresponding to the buttocks. Theparticular shape of the perineal depression is seen clearly in Fig. 4.

\Vhen the saddle is made of flexible material, such as leather, it issupported by a spring-frame A, preferably formed of a spring-steel wireor rod, which is held securely by the saddle-clamp, as shown, and theunder surface of the saddle at the poinniel is provided with a curvedmetal pummel strip 13, which is riveted to the leather portion of thesaddle and provided with hooks h, which are bent over the forwardportions of the spring-frame A, and at the rear of the saddle is secureda curved cantle-strip B which is of suflicient length to reach acrossthe rear end of the saddle, the said strip being provided with hooks 72.and attached to the saddle by means of rivets or in any other convenientway.

The saddle thus made has the form required by nature for easy and saferiding. It is supported by a spring-frame A,preferably formed of aspringsteel wire or rod, which is held securely by the saddle-clamp, asshown, and the under surface of the saddle at the pommel is providedwith a curved metal strip 13, supported by the forward end of thespringframe A. The rear portion of the saddle is secured to a curvedcantle-strip B, which is of sufficient length to reach across the rearend of the saddle, the said strip being attached to the spring-frame Aand also attached to the saddle by means of rivets or in any convenientway.

It will thus be seen that the saddle is supported by a spring-frameextending on each side of the center line of the saddle and along theportions forming the thigh-curves, so as to retain or hold in shape thedifferent parts of the saddle withrespect to the configuration of theparts of the person in contact therewith, so as to offer a support forthe rider which will be in accordance with the anatomy of the partsresting on the saddle.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5 the frame A is similar to thatalready described with the exception of the omission of the helical coilj, the wire being simply returned without being formed into a spiral.

I have described the perineal depressions as an anterio-posteriordepression to more clearly locate the position of the depressionrelative to the saddle.

I am well aware that saddles having central apertures have been madeintended mainly for ventilating purposes, but in general their locationis such as not to secure proper support of the perineal parts and cannotperform the same functions as the longitudinal perineal depression Ihave described. Such depression should have a gradually-increasin gwidth from the pommel portion of the saddle rearward, having its widestpart at about the center of the saddle, then gradually decrease in widthuntil near the rear or cantle end of the saddle, at which point thematerial forming the bottom of the depression or groove gradu ally risesand merges into confluence with the general contour of that portion ofthe saddle. This construction supports equally the bottom and sides ofthe perineal parts and prevents the irritation experienced from thesharp edges of a-pertured saddles or in ordinary saddles.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent-- A spring-frame for a bicycle-saddle, the same beingformed ofa rod bent to conform to the thigh-curves of the saddle, thencurved inwardly toward the center of the saddle to conform to the rearportion, thence extending to the front of the saddle and curveddownwardly away from the under surface of the saddle, then returnedalong the under surface of the saddle at the edge of the perinealdepression then extending along the rear portion of the saddle, thencereturning to the front of the saddle at the edge of the perineai cavity,being curved to conform to the shape of the said cavity, then bent inthe order which is the reverse of that just described, forming theremaining half of the spring-frame, sub stantially as specified.

CHARLES II. YOUNG.

Witnesses:

A. A. Hornnvs, GEO. M. HOPKINS.

